Text Free: Texting App + SMS

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Text Free: Texting App + SMS's review

Use this app to text and call from any device that has data or Wi-Fi.

6.9

Real phone number

Free texts

Free incoming calls

Must buy calls

Buggy

"Turn Any Device Into A Phone"

THE VERDICT

This free texting app does what it says it does. It gives you a free U.S. phone number and allows you to call and text any U.S. phone number. While texting and incoming calls are free, outgoing calls are not. You can either purchase minutes (rather cheaply) or can earn minutes through completing tasks. While the app does work, sometimes it is a little buggy and you never really know if anyone received your texts.

THE PROS

This easy to use app gives you free texts and low cost outbound calls. It gives you a legitimate phone number and others don't need the app to contact you or receive your messages. It also supports voicemail.

THE CONS

The calls are not free to make, although it is free to receive them. The app is buggy and messages don't always go through.

Textfree gives you a real US phone number so you can text or call anyone, even if they don’t have the app. Textfree uses your data or Wi-Fi connection to keep you in touch with friends and family all over the globe—and with features like group messaging, picture messaging, international texting & calling, emoji, stickers and voicemail, it’s the only messaging app you’ll ever need. All for free.

YOU CAN’T BEAT THE ORIGINAL
Textfree was the first free texting app in the app store. True story. Since 2009, Textfree has helped millions of people stay connected with friends and family. Since then, a lot of new and nifty features were added, but one thing’s always remained the same—Textfree is the fastest, most reliable and easiest to use texting app out there.

SEND UNLIMITED FREE TEXTS & REAL MMS PICTURE MESSAGES
With Textfree you get free SMS texting, totally free and unlimited. And now, Textfree is the first free texting app enabled with real MMS picture messaging just like a carrier phone – no strange looking links. That means you can send picture messages to all your friends, even if they don’t have Textfree!

REAL PHONE NUMBER INCLUDED
Not many free texting apps let you choose a real phone number. But having your own local phone number means you can call your grandma’s landline, order a pizza, SMS any number, and of course, hit up all your friends, even if they don’t have a smartphone.

TEXT FREE WITH GROUP MESSAGES
Textfree is the perfect free texting app for group messaging with all your contacts. You can create groups, leave groups, add participants and let everyone be part of the conversation.

FREE CALLING
Free calling has never been better. Textfree-to-Textfree calling and any incoming calls are always free. Outbound calling minutes are easy to earn or super cheap to buy. Who doesn’t love free calling?

TURN ANY DEVICE INTO A PHONE
No phone? No Problem. Text free has you covered. Textfree turns your iPod or iPad into a phone, so you can text and call for free. Plus, calls sound great over Wi-Fi.

OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

• Reserve Number ($4.99 monthly) - Keep your number from expiring (normally we reclaim in active numbers after 30-days)
• Voicemail-To-Text ($4.99 monthly) - Get your voicemails transcribed and sent as a text message so you can read it at your convenience.
• Remove Ads ($2.99 monthly) - This one, well, you get the idea.

TERMS

Subscriptions automatically billed monthly or annually to your iTunes Account and auto-renew, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payments are charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. You can turn off auto-renew or manage subscriptions in your iTunes & App Store account settings. Cancellations take effect at the end of the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period (where available) is forfeited when purchasing a subscription.

Privacy policy & terms of use: http://www.pinger.com/privacy-policy

OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF
• Emergency calls are not supported
• Textfree is ad-supported
• When roaming, additional carrier data charges may apply. Contact your carrier for details.
• If your contacts aren’t on Textfree, they might have to pay regular carrier charges for texts and pictures.
• Choose ringtones and text tones
• Free texting to the US and 30+ countries. For a list of those countries visit: https://pinger.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203621654

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